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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 9282861" data-attributes="member: 22779">I'm almost sorry for the laugh, but, good grief this is just so bad it's funny.Owners by &quot;invitation only&quot;?&nbsp; Umm, you realize that's gatekeeping by definition right?&nbsp; Who gets to decide who gets to &quot;own&quot; a portion of D&amp;D?&nbsp; You?&nbsp; Me?&nbsp; How in the world is WotC bad for D&amp;D?&nbsp; On what planet is D&amp;D doing badly?&nbsp; It's more popular, more played, more ubiquitous than it ever has been in the history of the hobby.&nbsp; You have a thousand choices for how to play D&amp;D - face to face, organized play, online via any of a dozen or more virtual tabletops - and more.&nbsp; You can find, connect, and play with anyone around the world, tomorrow.&nbsp; Me?&nbsp; I'm ecstatic that WotC is owned by Hasbro.&nbsp; They produce a game I enjoy playing and have enjoyed playing for a couple of decades now.&nbsp; If I wasn't happy playing WotC D&amp;D, I have any number of other options and communities to join.&nbsp; It has never been a better time for the hobby.&nbsp; Full stop.&nbsp; This is better than it has ever been.&nbsp; All the whining about &quot;corporate greed&quot; and spinning every little thing as negatively as humanly possible doesn't change that.&nbsp; Maybe, just maybe, if the folks who are incessantly banging the drums of negativity and insisting on this bizarre notion that D&amp;D is somehow bad, would just step back and shut up for just a minute or two, things would be far better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 9282861, member: 22779"] I'm almost sorry for the laugh, but, good grief this is just so bad it's funny. Owners by "invitation only"? Umm, you realize that's gatekeeping by definition right? Who gets to decide who gets to "own" a portion of D&D? You? Me? How in the world is WotC bad for D&D? On what planet is D&D doing badly? It's more popular, more played, more ubiquitous than it ever has been in the history of the hobby. You have a thousand choices for how to play D&D - face to face, organized play, online via any of a dozen or more virtual tabletops - and more. You can find, connect, and play with anyone around the world, tomorrow. Me? I'm ecstatic that WotC is owned by Hasbro. They produce a game I enjoy playing and have enjoyed playing for a couple of decades now. If I wasn't happy playing WotC D&D, I have any number of other options and communities to join. It has never been a better time for the hobby. Full stop. This is better than it has ever been. All the whining about "corporate greed" and spinning every little thing as negatively as humanly possible doesn't change that. Maybe, just maybe, if the folks who are incessantly banging the drums of negativity and insisting on this bizarre notion that D&D is somehow bad, would just step back and shut up for just a minute or two, things would be far better. [/QUOTE]

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